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NO ASHES TO CARRY 



Ideal Stewart Range 

With Elevated Gas Attachment. Glass Oven Doors, 
and Ash Chute to Basement 

Sold by leading dealers everywhere 

Made in Troy since 1832 by 

FULLER & WARREN CO. 



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M BEATTIE'S — The Laundry In Troy with the ^ 

5C established reputation of doing the finest grade of ^ 

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The Owens Grocery Company 

Is considered by most people in Troy to 
be not only the finest appointed grocery 
establishment, but to contain the largest 
and choicest assortment of Pure Foods, 
including Fresh Fruit, to be had this side 
of New York City. 

Just Look Us Over Some Time ! 

OWENS GROCERY COMPANY 



Fulton Street, Cor. Fifth Ave. 



TROY, N. Y. 55 



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In All Its Branches 



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Frisbie Sh i rts 

Distinctively^ TaJ/ored 

Frisbie Collar^; 

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FRISBIE, COON & COMPANY 

Factories, Troy, N. Y. 



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High Grade Laundry Work and 
Family Washings have been our 
Specialty for years and years- 
right here in good old Troy. 



GARDNER, STONE & CO. 

Laundry 



2136 Seventh Avenue 



TROY, N. Y. 



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A place in Troy where only reliable g 

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also a place where promptness and g 

accuracy is recognized as a mighty m 
important factor in the dispensing of 
reliable medicines. 

A. W. M. MOFFITT 

THE RELIABLE DRUGGIST 



i Keenan Building TROY, N. Y. 



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Keller's Butter-Nut Bread 

and 

Keller's Butter-Krust Bread 



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the tastiest, but the most nourishing of g 
all breads made. 

Made in Troy by 

JULIUS KELLER 

In the Best Equipped Bread Making Plant in the Country 

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West Side Foundry Co. 

GENERAL FOUNDERS 



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Manufacturers of 



Arckitectural Castings 
Soft Ligkt Benck Castings 

and 
Heavy Mackinery Castings 



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I Hardware, Carpenters* and Machinists' Tools ^ 

g House Furnishing Goods and a Complete ^ 

g Line of Auto Supplies i 



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/I GooJ 5'w// and Overcoat give a man S 

an added asset. ^ 

Such clothes are made by me to your measure p 

and they give you exactly that required asset ^ 

— and to further the art of fine tailoring, I 
have adopted the newest method of cutting and 
making a superior class of suits and overcoats ^ 



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Your selection of a Suit or Overcoat 5' 

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CHAS. A. SPENARD I 

The Boardman Building ON FULTON STREET ^ 



I C. L. Hulett I 

i TROY'S LEADING JOBBERS OF EVERY- I 
I THING IN TOBACCO. PIPES 
I AND CIGARETTES 

^ Established 1862 

^ Also conducting two of the largest and best ^ 

^ stocked Retail Cigar Stores in the City of ^ 

p Troy — one at 327 River Street and the ^ 

^ other at 382 River Street — Look 'em over ! X 

I C. L. HULETT I 

^ Wholesale Tobacco 327 RIVER STREET ^ 

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TAILORED IN TROY 
FOR TROY MEN 
BY A TROY MAN 



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Fashionable Suits and Overcoats 
at Moderate Prices 



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The Humphrey 
Gas Arc and 

Chain Pendant 
Ball Fixture 



Wherever Light is 
needed the Gas 
Arc, a practicable 
combination o ( 
beauty of design, 
efficiency in candle 
power and econ- 
omy in operation 
fully meets the 
demand. 



Troy Gas Company 

SAVINGS BANK BUILDING 

Troy, N. Y. 



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Contracting Carpenter and Builder 



f^ It is our earnest desire to acquire the friendship and confi- ^ 

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55 that every job we do is done at the lowest price consistent ^ 

51 with good work, and bears the indelible stamp of "satis- ^ 

faction. ^ 

HEAVY STRUCTURAL WORK A SPECIALTY | 

Office and Factory 53, 55, 57, 59 Church St. g 

Rear of Times Building ^ 



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I KENNEDY & MURPHY 

I Brewing and Malting Company 



Brewers of Ales, Porter and 
Lager Beer 

EXCELSIOR BREWERY 

Cor. Ferry and Sixth Ave. TROY, N. Y. | 



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Wright's Health | 

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Manufacturers of 



Fine Fleeced Underwear 



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i| Bolton's Home Brewed Ales, Stock i 

and Porter are brewed the same S 

today as fifty years ago, containing ^ 

absolutely only the best hops and i 

malt that can be purchased. Our M 

reputation of Home Brewed Ales is 
still maintained through the high 
standard of Brewing Pure Ales. 

On draught at all first-class cafes, hotels and clubs 



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I Quandt Brewing Company 

i TROY, New York 



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i Quandt's Famous Lager g 

?J The enormous sales of this Famous ^ 

l^ Lager is positive proof of the public ^ 

^ demand for the best lager on draught. i 

fl Quandt's Famous Lager is brewed ^ 

^ from the best materials that money '§ 

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H Bottled in the most sanitary bottling § 

si establishment in the State. ^ 

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I Quandt Brewing Company | 

i Both Phones 587 TROY, N. Y. ^ 






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FIRE HYDRANTS 

Frost-Proof 
Efficient Simple 

Minimum Expense to 
Install and Maintain 



LUDLOW 



GATE VALVES 

All Styles, Any Size, Every 
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^ Motor or Hydraulic Operated 

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By Fitzgerald Bros. Brewing 60,, 



TROY, N. Y. 



Brewed "different" and better with best ingredients 
and by improved methods. Bottled the modern and 
sanitary way for the home or office. 

Fitzgerald's Ales, Lagers and Porters 

are on draught wherever best beverages are sold, or in 
cases direct from our bottling plant. 

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The Progressive Bank of the Best 



i City on Earth-Troy, N. Y. | 



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^ OFFICERS P 

k JAMES H. CALDWELL, Chairman of the Board ^ 

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I JAMES DUANE LIVINGSTON, President 5< 

^ ARTHUR T. SMITH, Vice-President f; 

^ EDWIN W. MARVIN, Vice-President iJ; 

^ HENRY S. LUDLOW. Vice-President ^ 

^ HAROLD K. DOWNING, Sec'y and Treas. J 

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^ Henry Aird Henry S. Ludlow *m? 

% James H. Caldwell James Duane Livingston ^ 

P John T. Christie William R. Lee g 

^ Henry A. Conway Elias P. Mann ^ 

i Henry S. Darby E. W. Marvin g 

^ George W. Daw Peter McCarthy g 

S F. E. Draper Frank McCarthy ^ 

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John M. Francis Charles B. McMurray 

Max Goodkind Charles W. Reynolds g 

M, H. Hartigan R. C. Reynolds :^"i 

H. S. Kennedy William Ross ^ 

E. Q. Lasell Arthur T. Smith H 

Wm. Henry Warren % 

"Where your money grows and is safe" ^ 

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Hall, Hartwell & Co. 



I Troy, N. Y. | 

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I JOSEPH A. Leggett, Pres. Wm. K. Brown, Sec'y | 

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I John Leggett & Sons, Inc. | 

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John Leggett & Sons, Inc. 

PAPER BOXES i 

Troy, N. Y. 



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The Scriven Underwear 

has the Scriven Stamp on every 

garment. This is your guarantee 

so make sure that you get 

Scriven Garments 

Made in Jean, Nainsook, Madras, Linen, 
Cambric, Silk, etc., etc. 

Made in all waist sizes 28 to 50 inches 
Made in all leg lengths 28 to 36 inches 

YOUR DEALER WILL SUPPLY YOU 



MARK '^y 

REG US Pat Off. 



Here are a few reasons why you should 
ar the Scriven Garments — 

The material and workmanship are the 
A. No ripping or tearing, as the insertion 
es at just the right time and place, thus tak- 
; the strain from the body of the garment. 

You can assume any position without wear 
tear on the garments. 

So comfortable and good fitting you are 
: aware of their presence. 

On request we will mail you our illustrated 
alogue of prices. 

J. A. Scriven Company 

Sole Manufacturers 
•18 E 15th St., NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. 




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KNOWLSON & KELLY CO. 

Manufacturers of 

Improved Corliss Engines 

VARIABLE SPEED GOVERNORS 

GENERAL JOBBING 
Automobile Repairing and Supplies 

Prest-O-Lite Tanks New and Refilled 

K-W Ignition Apparatus, Red Seal Batteries 

Auto Grease and Oils 

Knowlson & Kelly Co. 

TR O Y N Y 

Cor. River and Division Streets ^^'^^' • 



The BEST Is None Too Good 




ESTABLISHED 

TOM S. WOTKYNS 
& CO. 

FULTON and FRONT STS., 

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TANGO 

Chic and ultra, the 
Tan^o, a White 
Striped Madras 
Collar, is the very 
newest of the new 
among smart. 



Ide\ilver 
Collars 

1-4 Sizes— Ample Scarf Space 
2 for 25c 



Its extreme wide front sweep effect — 

Its perfect fit and solid comfort and — 

Its beautiful Madras finish are some of the features of 
the new Tango. 

Like all Ide Silver Collars, the Tango has LINOCORD 
UNBREAKABLE HOLES. They insure retention of the 
origmal goodness of the collar thru months of wear. 

Try the TANGO. 

Write for Style Book 
GEO. P. IDE & COMPANY, Troy, N. Y. 

MAKERS OF IDE SHIRTS 



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Electrical Supplies and Constructing | 



Member National Electrical Contractors' 
Association of U. S. 



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TROY, N. Y. 



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Tolhurst Machine Works 



TROY, New York 



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Troy Times Art Press 

ARRANGED AND PRINTED 
THIS BOOKLET 



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Does your catalog bear their imprint? I 

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One Cent the Copy 
Six Cents the Week 
Three Dollars the Year 

WITH ART SECTION 

Delivered at Your Residence 



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^ Rated horse-power is what you read about « 

^ Actual horse-power is what I sell 



Scott D. Nichols 

"THE AUTO MAN" 

I Premier, Reo and Ford Automobiles 

^ The old and tried out kind at the right price 

^ Don't Experiment 

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i Salesroom and Garage 235-237 River St. TROY/N. Y. 
^ L. J. Thiessen _^|-_|-gg^-|||g O. J. Rail 



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55 help you employ, the more chances for accidents there are, ^ 

^ and the more damages to be paid in case of accident. The ^ 

55 only safeguard for you, as an employer, is to take out jr 

55 Liability Insurance today at our office. 

I Troy Insurance Agency 

i state and First Streets TROY, N. Y. 

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i For 

I Quality— 

^ Our rcproduc- 

^ tlons are unsur- 

M passable. 

I For 

i Promptness — 

% We are known 

5? as the always on 

55 time engravers. 

i The Troy 
i Photo 

I Engraving 
Co. 



Franklin Square 
TROY, N. Y. 




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Direct to You 
at manufacturers prices 



You save 33 1-3 per cent, 
(the Middleman's Profit) on 
Mattresses, Bed Springs, 
Pillows, Comfortables, etc. 



OUR CREED 



Ifyoutangetitelsewhere 
for less.retum it. We'll 
buyitback at full price 






Manufacturing Bedding Co. 

Exhibit Rooms, 266 River St. TROY, N. Y. 



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Troy, N. Y. 




The Most Modern and Unique Hotel 
in the Country 

Cuisine and Service Unexcelled 
JOHN McGLYNN 



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5? Manufacturer of ^ 

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g JOBBER OF SADDLERY, HARDWARE AND 

^ SPECIALTIES IN HORSE GOODS 

w CoMM. Telephone 226 

^ H. R. Telephone 564 

I 379 River Street TROY, N. Y. 



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^ For Service and Reliability ^ 

You should buy your Medicines, 

I Toilet Preparations and so-forth § 

i at either store of 

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I DONNELLY & HANNA 

^ Troy's Popular Druggists 

i 384 RIVER STREET 48 KING STREET 



For Over 60 Years 

DORING'S BAND 

^ Has been considered to be the 

I leading body of musicians in 

i Northern New York— and we are 

i always open for engagements 

I where superior music is desired 

I George F. Doring 

i DIRECTOR 

I Franklin Square Troy, N. Y 



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MARSHALL L. BARNES 
President of Troy Chamber of Commerce 



NEW TROY 



A joint Report presented by the .... 
Municipal Affairs and Civic Arts Com- 
mittees of the Troy Chamber of Com- 
merce to the citizens of Troy at a 
public meeting held at Music Hall, 
January 20, 1913, and adopted as an 
expression of the citizens in favor of 
the civic betterments suggested, ^ ^ 



INCLUDING ALSO A ROSTER OF 
MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER OF 
COMMERCE and A BRIEF COMPEN- 
DIUM OF FACTS AND STATISTICS 
CONCERNING THE CITY OF TROY 

ILLUSTRATED 



Issued by the 

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 

TROY, New York 



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ARRANGED BY 

Rutherford Hayner 

ADVERTISING BY 

Hugh M. Reynolds 

PRINTED BY 

Troy Times Art Press 

COPYRIGHT 1913 BY 

Troy Chamber of Commerce 



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FOREWORD 



CWENTY CENTURIES ago, the 
Phygian stoic, Epictetus, wrote of 
Civic Honor: "You will confer the great- 
est benefits on your city, not by raising 
its roofs, but by exalting its souls. For 
it is better that great souls should live 
in small habitations, than that abject 
slaves should burrow in great houses." 
One year ago Marshall L. Barnes, 
President of the Chamber of Commerce, 
in his speech of acceptance on the night 
of his election, struck the keynote of his 
policy when he emphasized civic im- 
provement and civic betterment. To his 
inspiring initiative, ardent optimism, 
valuable advice and strenuous labor, 
can be ascribed whatever measure of 
success may be due to "Troy Night" and 
this report, towards the realization of a 
greater and better Troy. 

—G. D. B, 



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INDEX. 

Page 

Foreword 31 

Facts about Troy 34 

Troy's Industries 35 

Troy's Commerce 36 

For What Troy is Famous 37 

Meaning of Troy Night — Address of President Marshall 

L. Barnes 39 

Report of Municipal Affairs and Civic Arts Committees 43 

Ask the People Campaign 44 

Improved Pavements 46 

Street Cleaning 48 

Naming and Renumbering Street" 48 

The Water Front 50 

Sidewalks and Curbing 50 

Maintenance of Free Bridges 52 

Improved Trolley Service 55 

Improved Fire Department 57 

Trees in Public Places 58 

Abatement of Noises 59 

Interesting the Children 61 

Ornamental Street Lighting 62 

Municipal Ownership 63 

Extension of Underground Wiring 63 

The Health Problem 64 

Garbage Disposal 65 

Housing Conditions 65 

Commission Form of Government 67 * 

Sewerage 67 

The Water System 67 

Commercial Census Report 67 

Troy's Natural Advantages 69 

An Educational Centre 71 

Some Facts About Troy 72^ 

Merchandise Made in Troy 72 

Civic Progress 74 

Plan for the Future 75 

Recommendations 77 

Finale 81 

Roster of Members of Chamber of Commerce 83 

Index of Advertisements 119 



FACTS ABOUT TROY 



Population, 76,813. 

With the closely connected cities of Watervliet and Cohoes 
and the villages of Green Island and Waterford— separated 
only by the river — "Greater Troy" has an urban population of 
130.000. 

Assessed property valuation $60,000,000. 

Seventh city of Empire State in population, but fourth in 
commerce. 

New steel steamers, finest river boats in the world, ply 
between Troy and New York. 

Four bridges span Hudson River, supplemented by ferries. 

Prospect Park, eighty acres on an elevation in heart of 
city: many smaller parks, five public playgrounds and two 
public baths. 

Splendid public buildings, mostly new. 

Troy Public Library has nearly 50.000 volumes. 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, greatest engineering col- 
lege, and Emma Willard School, have all new buildings cost- 
ing $2,000,000. 

Two classical High Schools. Commercial High School, voca- 
tional schools, twenty other public schools, mostly new build- 
ings, twelve kindergartens: a Catholic Seminary and Noviti- 
ate, two academies, ten parochial and three private schools. 

Seventy-one churches of all leading denominations. 

Three hospitals, two with new buildings, county sanitarium, 
maternity hospital, four orphan asylums, a reformatory, 
insane asylum. County House and six charitable homes. 

New theatre building, beautiful Music Hall, fourteen other 
theatre, vaudeville and moving picture houses. 

Three Y. M. C. A.'s, Young Women's Association. Bov's 
and Girl's Clubs, twelve club, athletic and fraternity houses. 

Modern hotels and new apartment houses. 

Fine residential sections, growing suburbs, 52.5 miles of 
pavements, much newly laid, clean streets, no unsightlv 
street signs, underground wires, ornamental ' street lighting 
system planned, new gravity water supply, efllcient police pro- 
tection and modern fire apparatus. 

New combined telephone and two telegraph systems. 

Public market covering a city block. 

Nine daily and weekly newspapers. 



TROY'S INDUSTRIES 



Troy manufactures 89.5 per cent of all the collars and cuffs 
made in United States. 

There are seven square blocks of collar, cuff and shirt 
factories within a mile radius. 

More than $50,000,000 capital invested in manufacturing- 
concerns. 

The capital invested in collar, cuff and shirt industry alone 
is upwards of $25,000,000. 

Twenty-eight thousand industrial workers are employed, of 
which 68 per cent are in the collar and shirt industry. 

Troy's industrial production is $40,000,000 a year. 

Its annual payroll amounts to more than $18,000,000. 

The cost of materials used in manufacturing amounts to 
$15,000,000. 

There are 196 incorporated business companies. 

There are more than 1300 persons and concerns engaged in 
manufacturing. 

Within fifteen miles radius of Troy and connected by 
excellent trolley service is a population of 500,000 from which 
the city draws industrial operatives. 
^..^--^Proy has more than seventy laundries. 

The annual output of Troy valves is valued at $1,200,000. 

Troy's leading manufactured products are: Collars, cuffs, 
shirts, laundry machinery, valves, knit goods, engineering 
instruments, weights and measures, bells, horseshoes, mer- 
chant iron, steel and malleable iron products, stoves, heaters, 
boilers, grates, iron tubing, rail joints, chains, brushes, venti- 
lators, fans and blowers, fire brick, fire proofing, metal store- 
front bars, stamped tinware, paper, paper boxes, paint, elec- 
trical apparatus, street cars, motor trucks, oil-cloth, files, 
railroad signals, buttonhole machines, chains, flour, cordage, 
hydro-extractors, high-pressure hydrants, malt beverages and 
cigars. 

Troy's products go to all the markets of the world. 

Troy has a larger nercentage of industrial workers in pro- 
portion to its population than most cities. 

Nine banks and trust companies, with nearly $5,000,000 
capital and surplus, and $25,000,000 deposits. 

Troy's products have made Troy famous, for "Made in 
Troy," means worth. 

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TROY S COMMERCE 



Troy's commercial location is ideal. 

Its accessibility and its avenues for traffic and commerce 
continue to lead manufacturers to locate here. 

Troy is at the head of tide-water navigation on the Hudson 
River. 

Troy will be the terminus of the Barge Canal from the West 
and North. 

A new federal dam with larger locks is being built across 
the river at Troy. 

The channel of the Hudson River from Troy south is being 
deepened by the government to twelve feet at low water. 

A double system of Barge Canal terminals and dockage is 
to be erected on the river front by the state and city. 

The improvement of the channel, harbor, dam and terminals 
will entail a government expenditure of more than $2,500,000. 

Troy is destined to become the leading port between New 
York and Buffalo. 

Troy is the natural "Gateway" to and from northeastern 
New York and western Vermont and Massachusetts. 

There are eight miles of railroads within the city and as 
much more in the adjoined municipalities. 

Three railroads have large freight terminals at Troy. 

Three river freight lines route freight to all parts of the 
globe, and several towing lines operate from Troy. 

There are sixteen transportation companies operating to 
and from Troy. 

The transportation tonnage of Troy by water now amounts 
to about 600,000, valued at $25,000,000. 

The railroad transportation tonnage of Troy amounts to 
about 800,000, valued at $65,000,000. 

Troy has three miles of docks at tide-water. 

Troy is the terminal of the Boston & Maine Railroad, and 
a shipping rentre of the Delaware & Hudson and New York 
Central Railroads. 

More than 200 passenger trains arrive and depart daily 
from the Troy Union Station. 

Troy is the converging point of four electric railway 
systems, covering nine counties in eastern New York. 

The freight rate basis from Troy to the South and West 
is lower than from most Eastern cities. 



^ FOR WHAT TROY IS FAMOUS ^ 



The "Collar City." Troy collars the world. 
The largest collar factory in the world— 495 feet long and 
seven stories high. 
JP^oy laundries are known the world over. 
The great 16-inch gun— largest piece of ordnance ever 
used — was made at Watervliet Arsenal. 

Largest valve in the world— eight feet in diameter— was 
made in Troy. Largest single contract for valves. 

Biggest school bell in the world— College of City of New 
York — was cast in Troy. 

Largest turbine fans— on roof of Hotel Astor, New York- 
were made in Troy. 

Troy makes the finest surveying instruments. 
Troy is the home of the best merchant iron and horseshoes. 
Troy is the second city in the United States in the manu- 
facture of brushes. 

Troy brands of knit underwear are advertised and sold 
everywhere. 

Chains made in Troy used on Navy vessels and steamships. 
Troy makes the ink to print all United States currency. 
Troy Polytechnic— most famous engineering school- 
founded in 1824 by Stephen Van Rensselaer. Its graduates 
have taken and are taking a prominent part m great engi- 
neering works in all parts of the world. 

Emma Willard School— established as Troy Female Semi- 
nary in 1821— first school for higher education of women. 

Mrs. Russell Sage, graduate of Troy Female Seminary, gave 
$1 000,000 each to Emma Willard School and Rfi^sselaer Poly- 
technic Institute; and Andrew Carnegie gave $125,000 to the 
Polytechnic. 

Troy is the most important musical centre in the State 
outside the Metropolis, with two conservatories of music and 
one of the finest Music Halls. 

Troy has more and better equipped charitable institutions 
than any American city of its size. 

The Earl Memorial in Oakwood Cemetery is the finest 
crematorium in existence. 

Troy has the largest volunteer fire department in the State. 
Though 150 miles from sea the tide at Troy is 1.92 feet. 
The Burden Water Wheel is the largest ever built. 



EDWARD STRECKER 

Treasurer of 

Troy Chamber of 

Commerce 



SAMUEL E. HUTTON 

Secretary of 

Troy Chamber of 

Commerce 




^ MEANING OF TROY NIGHT ^ 



Introductory address delivered by President Marshall L. Baines of the Troy 
Chamber of Commerce on "Troy Night", Monday, January 20, 1913, at Music 
Hall. 

This may seem a unique gathering, for no meeting or gather- 
ing of this character has ever, I beHeve, been called in our city. 
The Chamber of Commerce is supposed to be a body looking 
to the establishment of industrial lines, improvements to our 
waterways and rail transportation. While we have looked closely 
to these interests and accomplished much, especially wide recog- 
nition on river and harbor improvements, yet we have not shown 
the development industrially or the growth in population of 
many other cities of the Empire State. The reason for this is 
that we have not worked as a unit or co-operated, but have 
shown far greater interest in the distribution of political patron- 
age than in looking to the general good of all our citizens. 
Politics has been our bane and held us in a grip of civic inertia. 
The cities that have grown and forged ahead of us are the ones 
that have made the professional politician secondary and given 
city betterment first place and how well they have succeeded the 
last census shows in comiparison with our own city. The citi- 
zens of Troy are widely noted as the most hospitable and whole- 
souled, ever ready to contribute liberally to those distressed by 
calamity, but have been content to let our natural resources lie 
dormant that ancient Troy had served its purpose in the past 
and was still good enough. New ideas spring up in manufacture 
and in the conduct of business and a city to be up-to-date has to 
keep apace with the latest improvements. To those who visit 
other cities, I would ask, have we exercised our civic duty? 
Have we done all we could and should have done to develop 
all that lies at our very door and which would have made us 
second to none today in growth and prestige? Believing that 
all our citizens needed was an awakening to their opportunities 
to start us on a new era of growth and prosperity, the present 



administration decided to diverge somewhat from its industrial 
work and endeavor to instill more civic pride in its people and 
place our city where industrial interests would seek us, as a 
growing town. 

With this in view we started our committees at work obtain- 
ing the very best data from more than forty cities, and the 
result of this work we are to present you tonight. 

We would ask 3'our close attention to every suggestion and 
allusion which the report of the committees will bring out. We 
believe you will be inspired to be a part of this great move- 
ment and will not cease your individual work until you see your 
city well on the way to one hundred thousand population and its 
mill sites teeming with life. It can be done and we are going 
to bring what may look like dreams tonight to a good healthy 
realization. We are going to take advantage of what God has 
given us and with our very many natural resources make of 
Troy the city beautiful. We will get our less fortunate people 
out of the slums and save the taxpayer many points on his 
assessment by lessening crime in these localities and make of 
these people better citizens by bringing out the good that is in 
them and counteract the vice. We want the southern section 
given the same opportunities for recreation that is given our 
middle and northern sections and make the surroundings of 
Burden Pond an attractive park and Campbell's Highway a part 
of our future boulevard system. We want to show honor to 
our departed citizens, to those who have been first in good works 
and to inspire patriotism in our youth, thus giving them an 
inspiration to emulate the example set by these men, by placing 
proper memorials at intersections of streets and in our parks. 
Let us picture Washington Park with its four corners. John A. 
Griswold, who built the famous Monitor, which in the minds 
of many had more than anything else to do in the checking of 
the Civil War. Charles Spencer Francis, Minister to Greece, 
Roumania and Servia and later Ambassador to Austria ; Martin 
I. Townsend, Troy's grand old man, who so honorably repre- 
sented his city in high positions in state and nation and then 



overlooking his home and church, let there be a statue to Rev. 
Peter Havermans, whose good work covered the whole city. 
Then stop at the Jefferson Street entrance to Prospect Park 
and view the memorial to the "Father of the Park," John F. 
Ahern, whose dream as a boy was realized when manhood was 
reached in introducing and carrying out in the State Legislature 
the measure that gave to Troy one of its greatest improvements. 
In the erection of this memorial, I want the citizens to have a 
part, by contributing the stone horse-blocks that have long been 
obsolete and which are a menace to pedestrians. All who will 
thus contribute will kindly advise me by postal or 'phone and 
provision will be made for their removal. Then just beyond, 
pause and glance at the life-size statue mounted on a granite 
base of the one who so wonderfully improved this part of our 
city, the late Mayor Whelan. This at the intersection of Jeffer- 
son,' Hill and Fifth Avenue. Then a view of the beautiful cas- 
cade of the Poestenkill, then pass through the gateway erected to 
memorialize the first Mayor of Troy, Albert Pawling, and look 
out through the beautiful avenue bearing his name. Then a 
stroll along the Burdett Avenue section of the boulevard to 
Waterworks Park, then into Oakwood boulevard along the 
heiohts overlooking the Hudson valley from the Catskills to the 
Adirondack foothills and we descend into our northern section 
and with improved sidewalks we have had a delightful stroll, 
and when we reach our business section ablaze with the new 
lighting system, the co-operative work of the Chamber of Com- 
merce and the local lighting company, we will say, "truly Troy 
has been given a new birth." We have the responsibility to 
care for this new born child and to rear him to healthy youth 
and robust manhood. Will we do it? 




HON, CORNELIUS F. BURNS 
Mayor of the City of Troy 



NEW TROY 



The Report of the Municipal Affairs and Civic Arts Committees of the Troy 
Chamber of Commerce to the citizens of Troy, presented by Bert E. Lyon, 
Chairman of Municipal Affaiis Committee, at a public meeting designated as 
"Troy Night" held at Music Hall, January 20, 1913, and adopted as an expression 
of the citizens in favor of the civic betterments suggested therein. 



To Cornelius F. Burns, 

Mayor of the City of Troy, N. Y. 

The following report from the Board of Directors of the 
Chamber of Commerce of Troy is respectfully submitted: 

At the regular monthly meeting of said board held Tuesday 
evening, August 6, 1912, a joint report from the Municipal 
Affairs and Civic Art Committees was made outlining a plan 
of procedure to ascertain from the citizens of Troy what in 
their judgment demands immediate attention and earnest con- 
sideration. 

In section two of the constitution and by-laws of the Chamber 
of Commerce of the city of Troy under the caption, Object, is 
the following : 

"The purpose for which the association is formed is the estab- 
lishment and maintenance of a place for friendly and social 
ineetings of the business men of Troy, and to concentrate their 
judgment and influence in forwarding such movements as shall 
tend towards the prosperity of the city." 

The committees undertaking this work had in view the 
thought of aiding the city officials in their endeavor to strengthen 
Troy as a commercial, manufacturing, educational and social 
city. The generous and prompt co-operation of the citizens has 
been very gratifying. Special help from city officials and indi- 
viduals has been of great value in making this report. 

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Abatement of unnecessary street noises 341 

Increasing the interest of children in civic life 300 

Installation of improved and ornamental street lighting 279 

Do you favor a municipal lighting plant? z'/j 

Further extension of underground wires 265 

Best method for sanitation or health department work 234 

Parks and municipal playgrounds 224 

Best method for disposition of city garbage 214 

Better housing conditions (as an investment) 190 

Do you favor commission form of government?.... 185 

New or improved sewerage disposal system 177 

Metered water system 149 

Appointment of City Planning Committee 90 

Formation of local Civic Association 68 

Appointment of Municipal Art Commission ZZ 



f^ Improved Pavements ^ 



Good roads, well-paved streets, well-kept sidewalks, gutters 
and curbs are city essentials. Troy stands in the front rank 
regarding these matters among second-class cities and presents 
on the whole a fair condition of pavements and street surfaces, 
but many improvements are needed. 

The eastern section by reason of different elevations presents 
a pavement problem. 

The vast amount of travel and heavy trucking over the level 
portions of Troy quickly disintegrates and wears out a pave- 
ment unless it be of the best type obtainable. To remedy exist- 
ing conditions in this field calls for a study of, and application 
to our streets and avenues of pavements which have proven 
their superiority when put to severe tests in other cities. 

Troy has 52.5 miles of paved streets and avenues which are 
covered with brick, asphalt, cobble and other stones, granite 
block, macadam, Hassam block and bitulithic. 

The streets needing immediate attention in the way of re- 
pair^, resurfacing or relaying are : 



Fifth Avenue, north end, from Fn-st Street to the city line; 
Tenth Street, from Hoosick Street to the end of the present 
pavement; Oakwood Avenue, from Hoosick Street to the end 
of present pavement; Eighth Street and Ninth Street f..r tlie 

same distance. 

Hoosick Street, from Tenth Street to Sycaway ; Adams Street, 
from River Street to Hill Street; Division Street, from River 
Street to Fourth Street; Third Street, from Adams Street to 
junction of Third and Fourth Streets; River Street, from 
\dams to Ferrv Street; ^laple Avenue, from Pawhng Avenue 
io Spring Avemie; south River Street, from Adams to Ferry 




FIFTEENTH STREET-A NEW RESIDENTIAL SECTION 



Street; Division Street: Adams Street and Fifth Avenue, North 
End, need resurfacing. 

The approaches to the city are in hfty per cent, hetter con- 
dition than they were one year ago. Three main approaches are 
now under contract. Two main approaches (Hoosick Street 
and Spring Avenue) are ready for spring letting. 

The approaches needing repairs at once are the ones leading 
into Troy from the south— Burden Avenue and Vandenhurgh 

Avenue. 

There are other streets and avenues which need attention, but 
the list above presents immediate need. 



f£ street Cleaning ^ 



Troy's business section was cleaned every night in 191 2 from 
August I to December 24, inclusive, with suction or rotary 
brooms. The remainder of the city streets, alleys and avenues 
are swept during the day. This is the most desirable method. 
If the residential section was cleaned during the night the 
noise occasioned by the work would in itself keep people awake, 
and in case of sickness might prevent the recovery of a person 
annoyed. 

Further it is a question as to whether the best results could 
be obtained, so far as thoroughness is concerned if the work 
were done after sundown. 

A universal night collection of garbage is not practical for 
many reasons. Time may demand a change in the present 
method. The business district might be experimented with first, 
if this reform is insisted upon. 



fS Naming and Renumbering Streets 4^ 



Where necessary the renaming and renumbering of Troy's 
streets should receive immediate attention. Exasperating and 
annoying experiences have come to many persons, particularly 
strangers, from the present system. Two streets bearing the 
same or similar title should not be permitted. One should be 
changed. Lansingburgh streets which have names correspond- 
ing to streets in Troy should be changed to avenues or a name 
entirely different from the street in Troy. Renaming all cross 
streets and avenues which have a similar number or name in 
Troy would remedy this defect. 

Longitudinal streets that are a continuation of streets in 
Troy should have the same name as the Troy portion, or the 
name in Troy changed and street name continued to the end 
of the street. 

The block system of numbers is the simplest and easiest to 
install. Numbering the blocks in hundreds regardless of the 
number of houses on the block is the practical solution of this 
question. This obtains in other cities and should be installed 
here at once. 

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£* The Water Front ^ 



The city and private dockage on river front should be the 
best type of concrete construction and follow a well defined and 
practical plan. This will be needed to give value to the appear- 
ance of our city from the Hudson River, and present an at- 
tractive appearance to all vessels passing through Troy via the 
Barge Canal. 

The owners of property could assist materially in giving 
the river exposure of Troy a uniform and tidy appearance by 
putting property into a more presentable condition, and without 
involving any considerable expense to individuals or business 
concerns. 



Sidewalks and Curbing 



It is the law in this city that the laying and repairing of 
new sidewalks and curbing are under the supervision and con- 
trol of the Common Council, which may order said work done 
whenever it deems that such work is necessary. It has been 
customary in this city to give property owners an opportunity 
to do their own work in this respect, and if the property owners 
fail to do such work, it may be done by the city, and the expense 
thereof assessed against the property benefited. All work of laying 
and repairing sidewalks and curbstones, when such curbstones 
are not laid in connection with new pavement in the street, is 
done entirely at the expense of the property benefited. 

It is the duty of the Commissioner of Public Works to see 
that the streets and sidewalks in said city are kept in repair, 
and whenever repairs are necessary to be made to any side- 
walks, the Commissioner of Public Works is obliged to notify 
the owners, and if the owner fails to make the repairs within 



five days after the service of such written notice, the Com- 
missioner is authorized to do the work and to present a bill 
therefor to the owner, and if the owner fails to pay the same, 
such bill is certified to the Board of Assessors, and the amount 
thereof is assessed against the property and included in the 
property owner's next tax bill. 




THE BROADWAY APPROACH 

A beautiful granite stairway leading to Eighth Street and Rensselaer 
Polytechnic Institute campus from the head of Broadway 



Attention should be directed to encouraging the placing of 
stoops of residences and stores in position so that sidewalks 
will not be encroached upon, also, that store windows shall be 
constructed so as not to project over the sidewalk, but conform 
to the front elevation of the building line of which they are a 
part. 



I ne law proniDiting tne placing oi mercnandise tor sale pur- 
poses on sidewalks should be adhered to. Several prominent 
congested points of travel in the city are rendered of less value 
to the public by reason of turning a portion of them into dis- 
play and sale stands. 

The rights of individuals should always be preserved, but the 
rights of a community should not be desecrated. It is unfair to 
compel one citizen to do that which another easily evades. There 
is a public demand for improvements in pavements, curbings 
and gutters. This demand has been long voiced, is insistent 
and must be heeded. Many injuries, some resulting fatally, 
others of a severe temporal nature, have resulted from unkept 
and improperly laid sidewalks. 

Litigation, annoyance and unpleasant complications could be 
avoided if the law governing sidewalks and curbings were en- 
forced. 



^ Maintenance of Free Bridges 



The demand for the abolishment of tolls on bridges across 
the Hudson River constantly increases, and the sentiment in 
favor of this proposition is practically universal. Many citizens 
have written at length on this matter, and not a few prominent 
business men declare that the commercial interests of Troy 
would be better served and business extended if free bridges 
existed. 

If it necessary to compel the public to pay on entering the city, 
likewise, be taxed to leave it? 

No doubt the service rendered the public by the owners is 
adequate and ample. Not one protest was manifest in this 
respect during the campaign, but free bridge travel is necessary. 

It is expected that the incoming Legislature will be asked to 
pass a bill for the purchasing of the following bridge properties : 
The Stillwater; Union, crossing the river at Waterford from 
Troy ; the Twelfth Street, connecting Troy and Cohoes ; Troy and 
West Troy; the footbridge at Albany spanning the Hudson from 
Albany to Rensselaer. 



The purchase of bridges is done through the Department of 
Highways, for they are now a part of the state highway system. 
Fif'ty per cent, will be the state's share of the purchase price 
and thirty-five per cent, that of the counties ; the cities or towns 
fifteen per cent, proportionally as to the assessed valuation of 
either place. Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties each seventeen 
and one-half per cent. The state defraying the remainder. 




BROADWAY EASTWARD TO THE APPROACH 



Proper consideration of the rights of the owners of these 
properties must be given and due regard paid to their desires. 
Fair and impartial adjustment of values in the acquisition^ of 
these bridges, so that the owners and citizens will be satisfied, 
should be the outcome of the measure to be introduced. 



A Improved Trolley Service 



A duplication of data on suggestions received from citizens 
was the result covering this important question. Herewith are 
given a few subjects for guidance: 

One five cent transfer to be good for at least two transfer 
extensions. More public waiting rooms for trolley travelers. 
Better street car ventilation. Request the city authorities to pro- 
hibit autos from passing street cars on the side where passengers 
are being discharged. Improved blue line service. Hourly ser- 
vice during the night hours on the hill districts. ]\Iore lines 
going direct to Union Station. Service to Beman Park district 
increased from 11:30 to 12:30 a. m. and from 5 to 6:30 p. m. 
City authorities to insist that trolley cars have right-of-way 
over city garbage wagons. Positively prohibiting taking into 
cars (where smoking rooms are not provided) lighted cigars, 
cigarettes or pipes. 

A satisfactory conference was recently held between the com- 
pany's representative and the members of this committee with 
the following results : 

The issuing of transfers good for one ride on two lines is not 
practical. It would promote confusion and lead to undesirable 
practices. Much attention has been given to this question by the 
company, which showed conclusively it would not be feasible. 

Public waiting rooms for travelers are maintained at the 
expense of the company at more points than most cities. Where 
it is advantageous to promote this waiting room service and 
proper accommodations can be secured, it will be extended. The 
company has endeavored to secure a waiting room between 
Grand and Fulton Streets with an entrance on River and Fourth 
Streets, Imt as yet has not been able to establish this accommo- 
dation. 

A new automatic car ventilator is being tried and if practical 
wnll be installed on entire service. It is the purpose of the com- 
pany to issue orders that all cars upon reaching terminals be 
thoroughlv ventilated. 



The law now on the traffic book states that automobiles pass- 
ing a car on the side from which passengers are received or 
discharged, should stop when car stops. This is a matter for 
the city authorities to take up as it involves and covers street 
traffic. 

The double tracking of Fourth Street is assured and exten- 
sion of tracks from Congress to Fulton is contemplated. This 
is a much desired and needed improvement. It is hoped that the 
citizens in this district will respond in an encouraging manner 
to this proposition. 

The company is doing its best to relieve the congested condi- 
tion during the rush hours. Orders have been placed for new 
cars, which will relieve the public as quickly as possible from 
delay in transportation. 

All night service on the Oakwood Avenue, Sycaway and 
Beman Park lines will be given attention and installed when 
the conditions demand it. The present service is proving ade- 
quate. 

Thirteen cars per hour now convey passengers to the Union 
Station. In addition the Hudson Valley and Schenectady have 
five, making a total of eighteen cars. This furnishes what is 
practically a three minute service. 

The company will be asked to display a card requesting pas- 
sengers to assist in providing the best service and to refrain 
from taking into cars lighted tobacco in any form except where 
smoking rooms are provided. 

On account of the large number of grade crossings in this 
city, it is impossible to maintain an accurate time schedule on 
the trolley lines. The railroad companies will be asked by 
this committee to relieve this trouble by clearing their tracks 
as quickly as possible. 

The nets will be taken off open cars and bars used instead. 
Until the people become accustomed to the new "Pay at En- 
trance Cars," there will be some necessary delay. 

On the whole The United Traction Company is anxious to 
provide and maintain the best service possible. 

Under the new management it hopes to accomplish this. 



fA Improved Fire Department sS 



Troy has been envied beyond many cities for its magnificent 
volunteer fire department. The lives and property saved and 
the high grade character of the publicity brought to this city 
through this splendid organization is a tribute to its efficiency. 
Time is surely working a change in firemanic matters. Hun- 
dreds of citizens have asked that this city be placed on a 
modern fire protection basis. 

Steps have been taken to improve the fire alarm system, and 
the substitution of autos for horsepower (where it is practicable) 
is deemed best. A fire can be reached quicker with a modern 
equipment. On the hill districts it might at present be unwise 
to change from horse to auto power. 

A reduction of expense would certainly be made if motor 
power were used to cover the level portion of the city. 

The cost of maintaining Truck No. 3 during the year 1912 
for feed, harness and shoeing amounting to $750.58, and for 
Truck No. 2 $922.07. The authority states that both of these 
trucks could be maintained at an average expense of $200 per 
year each if equipped with motor apparatus. 

There are times when sufficient help from the present depart- 
ment is not at hand, particularly at the commencement of a fire, 
just the time that help is most needed. A paid department 
would obviate this difficulty. 

To furnish full complement of men, thus maintaining a full 
paid department, one that would be efficient and dependable, 
would in addition to the present service cost $55,ooo per year. 
The substitution of motor for horsepower (where it is prac- 
ticable) should be done, thus gradually improving the service, 
but not adding greatly to the tax bill. 

The demand by so many citizens for modern fire-fighting 
apparatus must be considered and acted upon quickly and care- 
fullv. 



A 



Trees in Public Places 



■f, 



Despite the loss to Troy of many beautiful shade trees caused 
by the elm tree beetle, caterpillars and other pests, there are 
thousands of magnificent trees adorning the city's parks and 
residential streets. A civic warfare has been waged against the 
pest invasion, but the appropriation for this very necessary work 
is inadequate. 




A VISTA IN BEMAN PARK 

Beautiful and profuse tree life is inseparable from the "City 
Beautiful." We should realize that the application of care to 
all trees within the city's boundaries should be given. 

Tree surcery is essential and must become a part of our civic 
equipment. The spraying of trees, filling cavities, the removal 
of objectional limbs, the treatment of tree trunks, tree trimming 
for shape or health pruning, the removal of dead trees, the 
encouragement in setting out trees adapted best to local con- 
ditions as regards soil, protection and other features are necessi- 



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ties Employing a competent forester qualified to care for trees 
in public parks and give suggestions to citizens m this important 
field would be money well expended. 



fA Abatement of Noises 



Quoting Edward R. ^lorse of Salem, ^lass. : "It ha> been 
said that \mericans endure more annoyance without complain- 
ing than any other people under the sun. This is accredited to 
their patience and good nature. 

"During the last vear many public and private protests have 
been made aeainst the numerous noises incident to our city life. 
Eminent phv^sicians testify to the injurious effects ot the nerve- 
exhau-sting. 'sleep-destroying steam whistles, bells and horns on 
locomotives, factories and automobiles. ^, ^ , -n 

-The cities of Cleveland. Detroit, Atlanta, New Castle. Penn., 
and other places, absolutely prohibit the blowing ot steam 
whistles within their borders. i .- .1 

"Is so much noise necessary? Does it not partake ot the sense- 
less and deafening noise that characterizes the savage. Better 
indeed the gentle and quiet ways which mark the well deported 

^^"Consider the great city of Berlin, with its immense manu- 
factories, its tremendous traffic and all the intense activities 
of a busy people. Not a steam whistle is permitted within its 
borders No loud hucksters cry in the streets. Rattling wagons 
are unknown. Even piano playing is regulated and not per- 
mitted before a certain hour in the morning, nor after a certain 
hour at night, and these conditions are enforced m that musi- 
cal city. T- • 1 Ci^ f 

"Some of the largest manufacturers m the L nited btates, 
employing thousands, and others working in three shifts through 
the twenty-four hours, use no whistle, bell or other signal. 

"If the screeching steam whistle were necessary as a signal 
for beginning or ending work, it would have been impossible to 
suppress it, as has been done in many large manufacturing cities. 
If necessary, the five million railroad employees going to their 
work at various hours, day and night, would demand it. if 
necessary many railway stations would have a whistle to an- 
nounce the departure of early morning trains conveying hun- 
dreds of operatives to the mills. If necessary the great depart- 
ment stores, employing hundreds and beginning strictly at 
definite hours, would be compelled to adopt it. 

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"One witness in a complaint said: 'nor can one deduce from 
all this discomfort and positive distress it sometimes brings the 
compensating reflection that it accomplishes the slightest prac- 
tical ben.efit to any human being.' 

"The city of Boston opens a subway and even a tunnel under 
the harbor with quiet and dignified ceremonies, while other 
cities on similar occasions encourage the blowing of the steam 
whistle and siren by innumerable factories, locomotives, 
steamers and tugboats within their vast borders." 




FULTON STREET WEST FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 



Perhaps there is no more noise of this nature made in Troy 
than in the average city of the second class, but why not en- 
deavor to suppress and subdue much that is senseless and use- 
less? Health will be promoted, the public mind will act more 
satisfactorily if quiet prevails. The volume of business will 
not decrease. Individual ability will not be reduced ; on the 
contrary, we shall be more efficient in our citizenship if we in- 
sist on the abolition of this discomfort. Let there be quiet in 
Trov. 



Interesting the Children ^ 



It is surprising that so much attention was given this subject 
by citizens generally. Suggestions relative to the protection, 
moral welfare and educational life of Troy's children are 
counted by the hundreds. Ranging from that of teaching our 
boys and girls the Constitution of the United States down to the 
humble 3'et beautiful occupation of flower planting. 

This city has reason to be and is justly proud of its young 
people. Xo finer type of young American life exists than that 
found in Troy. 

Troy's future will be only great as its children are properly 
guided. Knowledge of and respect for civic laws, love for 
the flag and the institutions for which it stands must be incul- 
cated in the minds of young Trojans if the integrity of Ilium 
is to be preserved. 

Religious, athletic and social training must be adhered to. 
A knowledge of modern outdoor life will be of value to chil- 
dren. This promotes beauty, sanitation and healthfulness. 

Splendid work has already been done for the children in our 
city under the auspices of the Women's Improvement and Civic 
Leagues. Much more must be done if we are true to our young. 

Properly equipped school playgrounds, sand courts, general 
city playgrounds, ball fields, gymnasiums, equipment, baths, tree 
and flower planting, a safe and sane Fourth of July, street beauti- 
ful, city beautiful, sewing, cooking, basketry and other sub- 
jects can be made prolific in good results when applied to child- 
life. 

Not a few requests for a curfew law have come to the com- 
mittee, showing that a public demand is being created; that un- 
accompanied children under sixteen years of age shall not be 
permitted on the streets after a designated hour at night. 

The proprietors of the moving-picture shows of this city, at 
a recent conference with this committee, declared it was their 
intention to provide only the best type of illustrated subjects; 
that they are interested in the welfare of the, children and our 
young people, and will co-operate with this body in any way 
that it may suggest in accomplishing this purpose. 



Ornamental Street Lighting sS 



Through the hill introductd on January 9, 1913. m the 
Assemhly and upper house, which it is fair to presume will be 
passed, right will he given to the Common Council of this city 
to adopt an ordinance permitting the improved street lighting 



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PROPOSED ORNAMENTAL LIGHTING DISTRICT 



plan considered by the municipal authorities and officers of the 
Chamber of Commerce to be carried out. When such action is 
taken and the Board of Contract and Supply, the Board of Esti- 
mate and Apportionment and the Aldermanic body establish the 



proper act. a contract will be made with The Troy Gas and 
Electric Lighting Company providing for the erection of orna- 
mental street lighting over the following districts : 

King Street, from Jacob to River Street ; along River Street 
to Congress Street; on Congress, from River to Fifth Avenue; 
Broadway and Fulton Street, from River Street to Union Sta- 
tion; Fourth Street, from Grand to Fulton, and Third Street, 
from River Street to Congress Street. 

The plan involves placing eight lights on each block of the 
streets running east and west ; four on each side, and on the 
streets running north and south, lights placed seventy feet 
apart. The top of iron column will be of doric order, the col- 
umns will be thirteen feet high and surmounted by a cluster of 
five lamps, one at the top and the other four grouped directly 
beneath. The upper lamp will have a sixty burner and the 
others will be equipped with forty burner. 

Practically every merchant in this district favors the plan. 
which will be operated earh- in the spring months. This will be 
the first step toward a general betterment of the lighting of 
Trov. 



sS Municipal Ownership sS 



i\Iany citizens checked this in the affirmative. To these we 
would say that municipal ownership has its advantages, but a 
careful study embracing the United States gives strength to the 
negative side of this proposition. 

Many municipalties which took on ownership and public 
utilities have given up this right and declared that private own 
ership is in the majority of cases most successful. 



£3^ Extension of Underground Wiring ^ 



This feature would be most desirable, as it would rid the city 
streets of many unsightly poles, thus increasing the tidy appear- 
ance of our streets, besides providing the great advantages en- 
joyed by cities where all wires are underground. 



The Health Problem 



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The best method for sanitation or health department work 
is an engineering problem, plus a more rigorous enforcement 
of the laws governing sanitation in all its aspects as applied to 
the existini,- housing conditions. 




BURDEN WATER WHEEL-LARGEST IN THE WORLD 



Troy had a successful "Clean-up Week" during the month of 
May, 1912, and through the united efforts of city officials and 
citizens accomplished much. Still we must be more alert in 
this field and get greater action from our citizens who have not 
studied carefully "How to promote health through cleanliness." 



Garbage Disposal 



Under the prevailing system, garljage and ashes are consid- 
ered as one. They should be separated, the garbage incinerated 
and a revenue obtained from the by-product. The ashes could 
be used for filling in pieces of property now valueless in present 
condition, thereby giving them market value for building pur- 
poses. 

This city must face the garbage disposal question very soon. 
The quicker the matter is given scientific attention, and action, 
the better for all concerned. 



Housing Conditions «^ 



The housing condition problem is being considered by many 
social workers in this city, and only recently the Troy Housing 
Association was formed with capable officials leading the move- 
ment. At present the association is giving attention to aiding 
the work of the National Housing Association in passing a 
general law to remedy certain existing conditions, but aside from 
this Troy must push this battle to the front. A thorough 
investigation of local conditions should be made under the super- 
vision of a trained worker. 

The problem is one of sanitation, not wholly structural. It is 
also the problem of good housekeeping. A type of house for the 
working population superior to that now obtaining should be 
con.structed. 

Quoting an authority on this question : 

"The type of small house that can be built and rented at 
rentals within the means of the working population necessarily 
varies in different cities. In some cities where land values are 
high, single-family houses cannot be built which will rent at 
reasonable rentals and be commercially profitable, but two- 
family houses can. This is an excellent type of house and one 
to be encouraged wherever land values are so high that the 
single-faniily hou^e can be successfully built. 

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The two-family house is primarily of two kinds — one the 
double house with a party wall in the middle, with separate en- 
trances on each side, and each family has one-half the house 
ihroughout the entire building. The other type is that in which 
one family has the ground floor and possibly the basement, and 
a second family has the second floor, or sometimes the second 
and third floors, with separate entrances for each family. 

The great advantage of the two-family house is that generally 
the owner occupies half of it and sees to it that the house is 




THOMAS L. GRIFFIN 

Chairman of Committee on Meetings 

and Receptions 



well maintained and properly kept up. He generally is able to 
get his rent free by means of the return from the other half of 
the house. 

Land values of course determine what can be done in Troy 
regarding this proposition. To erect houses near the city, so 
that ease of reaching employment obtains, is essential. This 
question can be solved to the satisfaction of investors and 
prospective tenants by going at it in the right way. This we 
must do. 



^ Commission Form of Government e^ 



Many cities that have adopted this modern method of govern- 
ment are pleased with results. Not until a state law is passed 
granting cities the right to inaugurate this change, can it be done 
in this citv. 



^ Sewerage 



This question is also an engineering problem and tmie will 
solve it. New data has not been procured on this proposition, 
as present system is fulfilling requirements. 



The Water System 



Good pure water furnished free is one of the best publicity 
assets a city can have. When the pending improvements in 
this department are finished, Troy will have an abundant supply 
of water both for manufacturing and drinking purposes. 

Many citizens have suggested the operation of a filtering 
plant. Others that all water be paid for by the users. These 
are practical suggestions and must be duly considered. 

Questions eighteen, nineteen and twenty will be considered 
under the item — recommendations. 



Commercial Census Report 



According to the last census reports Troy has shown an in- 
crease which in some respects is remarkable and decidedly cred- 
itable to the city. Comparisons are made between Albany, 
Schenectady and Troy. The increase in manufactured products 
for Albany in 1909 as compared with 1904 amounts to $2,616,987 
or twelve and nine-tenths per cent. ; for the same year in 
Schenectady, the increase is $5,o8o,2-i8 or fifteen and four- 
tenths per cent., and which apparent great increase of Schenec- 
tady over Albany is due, as everyone knows, to the concentra- 
tion of the electrical and locomotive industries in that town 
and enormous demands for products for electrical purposes, 
and the greatly increased demand for necessities on the part of 



the railroads of the country. For a corresponding period, the 
increase in value of products for Troy is given as $6,119,157 or 
nineteen and two-tenths per cent. These figures indicate that 
the increase in products has been much greater in Troy than 
in Albany, there being a difference of nine and three-tenths per 
cent., which is a most remarkable showing in favor of the in- 
dustries of Troy. And, our increase over Schenectady is the 
more remarkable when we consider that electrical products are 
perhaps the highest priced of any in the mechanical line. The 




A SCENE IN PROSPECT PARK 

gain in favor of Troy industries over Schenectady being three 
and eight-tenths per cent. 

Troy also has the largest number of wage earners, as com- 
pared with the two other cities named. If the comparison be- 
tween Albany and Troy on per capita is made, the showing is 
also very much in favor of Troy. The products for Albany 
for the year 1909 being given as $22,825,702, and if the popula- 
tion is 100,000 as claimed, the value of the products per capita 
is only about $228.25, whereas for Troy, the products being 
given at $38,000,000 and with a population of 78,000, the pro- 
ducts per capita for 1909 were $-.187.18. 



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Some residents of Albany claim their city has a population 
much exceeding 100,000, but that for political reasons the num- 
ber is kept as low as possible; if such is the case, the value of 
products per capita for Albany is less than $228.25. 

Considering Schenectady, with a population of 81,400 and the 
products at $38,165,000, the products per capita $468.86. Even 
with all the advantages in favor of Schenectady, which naturally 
accrue to large industries of special character without exten- 
sive competition, Troy makes a slightly better showing. 

Among the different lines of industry it is noticeable that 
Troy has in almost every respect as compared with Schenectady 
and Albany a greater number in each line, an exception, how- 
ever, being particularly in favor of Albany in printing and pub- 
lishing, there being sixty-four establishments in that city and 
only thirty-three in Troy, and in tobacco manufacturers fifty-two 
in the former city and thirty-seven in Troy; in bread and bak- 
ery products, sixty-nine in Albany and in Troy thirty-five ; 
otherwise the average of the list is in favor of Troy. 



Troy's Natural Advantages 



To manufacturers seeking a place to establish business inter- 
ests Troy offers unusual inducements. There are eight miles of 
railroad within its borders, and as much more in vicinity towns. 
Sixteen transportation companies enter the city. Exceptional 
shipping facilities are to be had. Goods can be distributed more 
easily, labor secured more quickly and work done more effic- 
iently than in any city of its size within many miles. 

Troy is singularly fortunate in situation. Eastward are the 
fertile slopes from the Berkshire Hills to the Hudson ; south is 
the Hudson valley ; west the Mohawk makes the land produc- 
tive for agriculturists. The north is a rich region of farm lands 
and water powers. No eastern city has such fine soil in its im- 
mediate neighborhood. All this territory is easily accessible by 
trolley and steam roads. Beneath the soil and within practical 
hauling distance lie some of the richest iron deposits in the 
world. 

Troy has many social clubs and similar organizations offering 
the best type of social life. The parks of Troy are beautiful for 
location and are being constantly improved. 



An Educational Center 



Troy is in a special sense an educational centre. The Rens- 
selaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1824, is the oldest school 
of engineering in America. The regular courses are four years 
in duration. The equipment is very complete, made possible 
by donations amounting to over two million dollars during the 
last six years. 

The Emma Willard School is nearing the century year of its 
existence. The school buildings are constructed in accordance 
with the best standard, are unsurpassed in point of excellence 
and provide the best facilities for students. About thirty acres 
of ground beautifully located embrace the site upon which the 
buildings stand. 

Two high schools, twenty-tive grammar, intermediate and 
primary schools, twelve public and several private kindergartens. 
Eight parochial schools, teachers' training school, kindergarten 
training school, Troy Boys' Academy, La Salle Institute, Mary 
Warren Free Institute, Troy Business College, Troy Conserva- 
tory, Emma Willard Conservatory of Music, Troy Piano School, 
Troy School of Arts and Crafts, Troy Art School and numer- 
ous private studios for music, art and other instruction. 

A conservative estimate would lead to the conclusion that 
more than 15,000 persons are enrolled in these various institu- 
tions during the school year. To these also might be added the 
public library, one of the best in the state, whose collection of 
books is used by thousands of citizens throughout the year. 

There is being constructed at the present time two magnifi- 
cently equipped hospitals located on the eastern hills of the 
city, which will cost when completed nearly $1,000,000. Other 
homes and asylums are maintained which provide for the care 
and treatment of persons needing such service. 

Troy has more than seventy-two churches, representing 
almost every denomination. It is estimated that 35,000 persons 
attend church in Troy on an average Sunday. 



Some Facts About Troy 



Population 78,000. Including contiguous communities across 
the river or separated only by an imaginary county line, the 
population will exceed 130,000. 

A circle drawn within a radius of eighteen miles from the 
City Hall would include half a million people, a substantial 
argument to the manufacturer who wants workmen for his fac- 
tory. 

At the head of tidewater navigation on Hudson River. 

The terminus of the Barge Canal from north. Entered by 
four extensive trolley systems. The Hudson Navigation Com- 
pany's new steel steamers, the finest river boats in the world, 
ply between Troy and New York. Three river freight lines 
accept and route freight to any part of the globe. Connected 
with communities across the river by four bridges. Ten news- 
papers. Nine banks and trust companies. Capital and surplus 
over $4,000,000. Deposits $25,000,000. Splendid public build- 
ings, mostly new. Handsome residential sections, well-paved 
streets, healthful water, efficient police and fire protection. Fif- 
teen miles of trolley lines, with a liberal transfer system, going 
to every section of the city. Two telegraph and two telephone 
systems (soon to be merged into one). Public library with 
nearly fifty thousand volumes. First in many types of manu- 
facture. Progressive, well-governed and possessing facilities 
unequaled in the East. 



^ Merchandise Made in Troy 



Collars, cuffs and shirts. Valves. Paints. Church bells. 
Fire brick. Knit underwear. Fireproofing. Brush manufac- 
tures. Buttonhole machines. Street cars. Chain manufac- 
tures. Engineers and surveyors' instruments. Laundry ma- 
chinery. Hydro-extractors. Railroad supplies. Malleable iron 
works. Metal store fronts. Stoves and ranges. Stamped tin- 
ware. Sirocco fans and blowers. Structural iron. Boiler grates. 
Paper manufacturers. Rail joints. Mechant iron and horse 
shoes. Flour. 



^ Civic Progress ^ 



This committee has been corresponding with over forty cities 
relative to civic work and received much data and information 
of practical vakie from twenty. When we consider that the 
strife in America today is for high-grade civic conditions and 
that the best type of citizenship is lending its aid to the accom- 
plishment of a better America, we can with confidence and 
becoming modesty place Troy, N. Y., in the ranks of the pro- 
gressives. 

Recently statistics have been compiled showing the approxi- 
mate amounts that other cities are spending in their planning 
schemes. The following is a partial list : 

Chicago $250,000,000 

Baltimore 23,000,000 

Cleveland 20,000,000 

Seattle 15,000,000 

Kansas City, Mo 13,100,000 

San Francisco 12,000,000 

Detroit 12,000,000 

St. Louis 12,000,000 

Philadelphia 7,000,000 

Portland, Ore 4,000,000 

Denver 3,000,000 

Louisville, Ky 2,000,000 

St. Paul 1,190,000 

Oakland, Cal 1,500,000 

Harrisburg 1.000,000 

Thirty-five other cities have not yet given 

out their plans, will spend at least 200,000,000 

Total $576,790,000 

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Plan for the Future 



Let us plan to do one thing at a time. Take the questions 
in their order as the citizens have checked them up. This will 
be the wisest and most complete procedure. Meanwhile let us 
plan our growth eastward. 

There are thousands of acres of fertile and beautiful farm 
lands which can be developed to a high degree of efficiency. 
Let us build on the eastern hills and these great table lands. 




COURT HOUSE AND NEW ANNEX 

The conditions are all that can be desired for city expansion. 
Location, water, air and sanitation are unexcelled. Let us 
encourage the tapping of this section from the north by con- 
sidering with the proper railroad authorities an extension into 
this territory. Make the entrance point as near to Troy as pos- 
sible and have proper surveys made so that the outline pre- 
sented may be a practical one from all view points. Likewise, 
let us studv the conditions from the south and ascertain if it is 



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TROY PUBLIC LIBRARY 
A Beautiful Building— a Gem of Art Architecturally— Housing 50,000 Volumes 




FRANKLIN SQUARE, STREET CAR CENTRE OF TROY 

More than 2,250 Trolley Cars, to and from all Parts of the Compass, pass 

through this Square every day 



feasible for connections to be made with the New York Central 
railroad. Also, an extension of the trolley lines operating in the 
hill districts into this territory, not, however, until careful 
planning has been made in advance to determine the strongest 
development basis. 

It would seem that for certain manufacturing purposes, much 
of this land could be utilized. That these splendid acres could 
be built upon by investors in erecting suitable types of dwell- 
ings for the laboring class, keeping in mind the ideas of prac- 
ticality and exterior beauty, as well as the best housing condi- 
tions. 

Real estate companies could be interested to develop and sell 
much of this land to modern home-seekers, and if these ideas 
were carried to completion Troy would not of necessity grow 
westward, but maintain itself with substantial growth on the 
eastern bank of the Hudson. 

The building of the Buffalo, Rochester and Eastern Railroad 
is not unlikely. When this is accomplished and the Barge Canal 
is completed, Troy will be strengthened greatly by being on direct 
trunk railway line plus being at the head of tidewater. 

Annexation with Watervliet and Green Island is very desir- 
able. A cohesion of interests with Rensselaer, Albany, Water- 
vliet, Green Island, Cohoes and Waterford is necessary. 

Let us encourage this thought and make the upper end of the 
Hudson in proportionate ratio as important as the lower end. 



^ Recommendations 



I. Appointment of a committee of fifteen to be known as the 
"New Troy Committee," to be composed of two business men, 
two bankers, two doctors, two public educators, two lawyers, 
two clergymen, two representatives from the Federation of 
Labor and the Mayor. This committee to be appointed by the 
Mayor and the President of the Chamber of Commerce, each 
naming seven persons. Said committee to serve without com- 
pensation, to be appointed for a period of five years, subject to 

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reappointment at tlie expiration of that time. Vacancies to be 
tilled upon unanimous recommendation of said committee, and 
to be appointed as above stated. 

2. The formation and maintenance of an Industrial Bureau 
to be a part of the city's administrative body. This department 
to give its undivided attention to the development of Troy as 
an industrial and commercial city. 

3. The federation of commercial civic, philanthropic, edu- 
cational and industrial organizations to work under the direction 
of the New Troy Committee in the line or field of work to 
which they are best adapted. A recently issued bulletin by the 
Russell Sage Foundation relative to the public schools of the 
United States says : "As a nation the United States has a 
shorter school day, a shorter school week and a shorter school 
year than any other highly civilized country in the world. 
Averaging the whole country a teacher's annual wage comes to 
$485, while a common laborer draws $513, a factory worker 
$550, a coal miner, $600 and a carpenter $802. 

4. An equalization of salaries of school teachers, firemen, 
policemen and all public officials as soon as it can be done 
practically. 

5. The extension of Troy's park system. 

6. Encouraging citizens to patronize Troy merchants and 
each other in whatever business capacity this can be done to 
mutual advantage. 

7. Start at once to work out in proper order the requests of 
the citizens in "Ask-the-People" campaign. 

8. Spending of $50,000 per year for a period covering ten 
years. This amount of money to be raised by an equalization of 
taxes. 

9. All moneys expended shall be included in the city's expense 
estimate and shall be ordered expended in the same manner as 
all iithcr public moneys are disbursed. 

TO. Planning for the observance of a proper celebration of 
Troy's centennial April 12, 1916. 




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Finale o^ 



Expending one-half million dollars during the next ten years 
to improve Troy is an undertaking that calls for the best admin- 
istrative qualities and demands the support of all Trojans. The 
time has come when we must unitedly work for Troy's uplift. 
We must bind ourselves together to create a greater municipal- 
ity, not forgetting that civic fitness is greater than numerical 
strength. We must demand the enforcement of all laws govern- 
ing our body politic, not through censure or criticism, but 
rather by the power of suggestion as to the value of such en- 
forcement. We must show consideration for each other and 
confer in a broad spirit of tolerance and mutual benefit. We 
must establish a city of which we shall be proud. No better way 
to do this than by upholding the hands of the men whom 
we elect to fill civic offices. We must catch the prevailing and 
dominant spirit of city development. We must take to the city 
authorities and committee of fifteen our city problems. We 
must refrain from publicly voicing unnecessary grievances. This 
done there will be created a city that will attract to it all, and 
even more^ than we anticipate. 

Travelers entering Troy by rail will be pleased with our physi- 
cal appearance and won by our Trojan hospitality, and those 
who sail into or through our port via the Barge Canal will be 
impressed with our splendid civic condition and bear to other 
ports good tidings concerning Troy. Every shipment of goods 
must indorse our declaration that what Troy makes is made on 
honor. Then will be created a city that cannot be hid. 

Let us now in this presence give birth to New Troy. Her 
mother a united citizenship. Her Father— Mayor Cornelius F. 
Burns. Her cradle our civic devotion. New Troy. A city 
wherein dwelleth righteousness, whose builder and maker is 
God. 

Respectfully submitted, 

MARSHALL L. BARNES. 

President. 
BERT E. LYON, 
Chairman Municipal Affairs Committee. 
GARNET D. BALTIMORE, 
Chairman Civic Art Committee. 



Roster of Members 



of the 



Troy Chamber of Commerce 



Classified by Business or Profession 



Advertising 

Bert E. Lyon 

Advertising Managers 

Gifford A. Allen 
Charles M. Connolly 

Architects 

Thomas R. Campaigne 
F. M. Cummings 
Edward W. Loth 

Automobile Dealers 

Myron J. Adams 
Stephen B. Johnson 
Scott D. Nichols 

Bakers 

Charles Freihofer 

Band Leaders 

George F. Doring 



Bankers 



Victor M. Allen 
LeGrand C. Cramer 
Arthur B. Cobden 
George L. Hare 
James D. Livingston 
W F. Polk 
Charles A. Stone 
Thomas A'ail 



Hugh M. Reynolds 



J^mes P. Connell 
Byron G. Moon 



William E. Clark 
William H. Demers 



Cornelius V. Collins 
Charles C. Kelley 
Warren A. Pine 



Julius A. Keller 
William NoUer 



J. Irving Anthony 
E. Courtland Gale 
C E. Hanaman 
Joseph B. Kober 
Frank E. Norton 
R. Edson Starks 
Edward Strecker 
Henrv Wheeler 



Brewers 



George Bolton 
Joseph Bolton. Jr. 
William Bolton 
Louis W. Wachter 

Brokers 

E. R. Diggs 

City Officials 

Mayor, 

Hon. Cornelius F. Burns 
Comptroller, 

William H. Dennin 
Comm. of Charities, 

Gerald B, Fitzgerald 

Civil Engineers 

Garnet D. Baltimore 
Edward L. Grimes 

Clergymen 

Rev. Mitchell Bronk 
Rev. Edgar A. Enos 
Rev. George W. Osmun 
Rev. Charles H. Walker 

Clerks and Bookkeepers 

Frederick S. Cote 
Edward B. Hughes 
Robert R. Jones 

Coal Dealers 

D. Freeman Baxter 
William C. Baxter 
James J. Child 
Henry A. Kreiss 
James H. Spotten 
Tom S. Wotkyns 

Commercial Travelers 

Aaron Alexander 
Thomas B. Carroll 
James MacLaren 
William D. McMurray 



John J. McCormick 
William P. Stanton 
Fred A. Stoll 



Edward P. Smith. 



City Treasurer, 

Joseph T. Foxell 
Chief of Fire Department, 

Patrick Byron 



John W. Davitt 



Rev. C. Waldo Cherry 
Rev. Adelbert P. Higley 
Rev. Thomas H. Sprague 



George H. Curtis 
Samuel E. Hutton 
Philip M. Wales 



B. O. Brewster 
Albert L. Brooker 

0. A. Freemyer 
James O'Neil 

1. H. Williamson 



T. P. Bowling 
Charles W. Johnson 
Leonard Morrison 
Rudolph E. Zeiser 



Contractors, Builders, Etc. 



George Betke 
William Campbell 
Charles Corliss 
James Bollard 
Edward Gontier 
Matthew T. Nial 
George Spence, Jr. 



Charles P. Boland 
Charles Collins 
Thomas Collins 
Augustus W. Geer 
Anthony Miorin 
William T. Shyne 
Patrick Vaughan 



Dentists 



Dr. M. J. Barrett 
Dr. F. F. Hawkins 
Dr. E. F. Knauff 
Dr. Porter S. Oakley 
Dr. L R. Whitney 



Dr. C. H. Bird 
Dr. George O. Knapp 
Dr. W. E. McCarthy 
Dr. Sigel Roush 



Druggists 



E. J. Brunette 
J. K. Drake 
A. L. Grady 
Alexander Knowlson 
Lorenzo Strecker 
H. Lewis Waterbury 
W. J. Wvlev 



Fred W. Curtis 
Robert Glass 
Howard W. Plennedy 
C. F. Polk 

W. Leland Thompson 
Henry W. Wood 



Editors 

Dwight Marvin 



James H. Potts 



Education 



William H. Aderhold 

John E. Healy, Jr. 

Thomas R. Lawson 

William C. Smith 



Arvie Eldred 
M. J. Kling 
Palmer C. Ricketts 



Electrical Contractors 

Marshall L. Barnes 
H. W. Boudey 
Abraham L. Payton 



Edward G. Bernard 
Charles A. Hinsdill 



Engineer 

Robert Tobin 



Florists 

John H. Duke 



Geoige T. Sambrook, Jr. 



Haberdashers 



John F. Barthel 
Joseph T. Foxell 
Clarence E. Wilson 



J. H. Ellis 
Thomas McBride 



Insurance 

S. F. Bagg 
Frederick C, Brehm 
Fred F. Buell 
Richard W. Goslin 
John F. Heffron 
Thomas H. Murphy 
Byron Stillman 
J. Allen Van Wie 

Jewelers 

C. B. Alexander 
Benhart Marks 
Paul C. Saehrig 
S. C. Tappin 

Laundrymen 

James A. Beattie 
George H. Lee 
Thomas H. Stone 



Lawyers 



Charles S. Aldrich 
Fred A. Chew 
Frank C. Curtis 
E. W. Douglas 
Fred C. Filley 
William C. Gordon 
Abbott H. Jones 
John P. Kelly 
Edward Murphy, 2nd 
Charles Eddy McCarthy 
Andrew P. McKean 
Michael D. Nolan 
Jarvis P. O'Brien 
John Hudson Peck 
William J. Roche 
Pierce H. Russell 
Edmund J. Sweeney 
Michael A. Tierney 
Chester G. Wager 
Charles I. Webster 



William H. Breese, Jr 
Henry F. Boardman 
William C. Geer 
A. W. Harrington, Jr. 
Thomas W. Hislop 
W. W. Rousseau 
Louis J. Thiessen 



Joseph C. Doring 
Fred R. Martin 
Fred W. Sim 



J. 'Wright Gardner 
R. H. Lee 



Eugene Bryan 
John A. Cipperley 
George W. Daw 
James Farrell 
Ransom H. Gillet 
John B. Holmes 
John P. Judge 
George A. Mosher 
Martin L. Murray 
Samuel P. McClellan 
S. Howard McKean 
John T. Norton 
Roy H. Palmer 
T. J. Quillinan 
Herbert F. Roy 
Henry J. Speck 
John P. Taylor 
Seymour Van Santvoord 
H. Judd Ward 
George B. Wellington 



Lumber Dealers 



William F. Bayer 
E. A. Pattison 
John S. Wilber 

Managers and Superintendents 

James G. Benedict 
W. I. Copeland 
J. M. Culliton 
W. C. Daboll 
Guy A. Graves 
Ralph Haver 
William J. Meredith 
Charles N. Morgan 
E. H. Sims 



J. H. Green 
N. W. Green 



William C. Colburn 
John W. Graver 
George B. Ehrmann 
Charles Fleck 
E. H. A. Habbert 
I. Pratt Humphrey 
Henry G. McEwan 
Edwin O. Weinberg 



Manufacturers — Collars, Cuffs and Shirts 



Irving H. Barker 
William Barker 
William Barker. Jr. 
Charles H. Bradley 
George A. Cluett 
Charles Stone Dean 
J. B. Dingman 
C. W. Ferguson 
William L. Hall 
Richard A. Hecker 
A. Harris Ide 
Alba M. Ide 
James M. Ide 
R. Oakley Kennedy 
J. V. McNamara 
J. K. P. Pine 
J. Ransom Sears 
John Squires 
M. J. Straub 
Burton K. Woodward 



John M. Beiermeister 
Anson G. Betts 
Edgar H. Betts 
George H. Bristol 
David B. Coon 
William H. Coon 
W. Nelson Ells 
Burton S. Ells 
William H. Hardy 
Louis Herman 
George P. Ide, Jr. 
Herbert S. Ide 
Howard S. Kennedy 

E. W. Marvin 

F. F. Peabody 
R. F, Regester 
James M. Snyder 
George A. Straub 
Frank B. Twining 



Manufacturers — Stoves, Iron and Machinery 



Chester Bascom 
James A. Burden 
H. G. Hammett 
James W. Hislop 
Fred Ma honey 
A. W. Powers 
Walter P. Warren 



W. J. Bradley 
Esek Bussey, Jr. 
Frank Henderson 
Warren T. Kellogg 
T. H. Martin 
Chester I. Warren 
Walter P. Warren, Jr. 



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Manufacturers — Brushes 
William H. Dennin 



Charles P. Dennin 



Manufacturers — Carriages. Wagons, Etc. 



Henry Clary 
Charles J. Vannier 

Manufacturers — Cigars 

Henry Bergmann 
P. B. Fitzpatrick 
William J. Fitzpatrick 
M. F. Quinn 

Manufacturers — Fire Brick 
William Hutton, Jr. 

Manufacturers — Knit Goods 
R. A. Duckrow 



Joseph J. LeCompte 



Harry L. Edson 
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick 
James T. McGahan, Jr. 



Harvey S. McLeod 



William D. Mahoney 



Manufacturers — Laundry Machinery 



John T. Birge 
William Colvin. Jr. 



A. J. Cady 
Clark H. Foster 



.John W. Wike 



.Tames Morehead 



Manufacturers — Oil Cloth 

W. J. Shelliday 
Manufacturers — Paper Boxes 

Joseph A. Leggett 

Manufacturers — Soda and Mineral Waters 

George N. Ramroth James A. Whalen 

Manufacturers — Surveying Instruments 

Paul Cook William F. Giiiiey 

J. Watsen Hayden 



Manufacturers — Valves 

James H. Caldwell 
William Ross 

Manufacturers — ^'^'aste 
Peter McCarthy 



John C. Ross 



Joseph J. Murphy 



Manufacturers 

GLOBE VENTILATORS— Stephen J. Brown 
PAINTS— William Connors 
PLUMBING SUPPLIES— John Don 
CORDAGE— William H. Draper. 
NICKELING— Leonard H. Giles 
TIN GOODS— Adolph Lehmann 
PAPER— John A. Manning 
BELLS AND CHIMES— C. H. Meneely 
HARNESS— William D. O'Brien 
SPECIALTIES— C. W. Parks 
BLOWER FANS— W. H. Purple. 
FLOUR— Alban J. Ruff 

METAL WINDOW BARS— Charles S. Thorne 
SASH AND BLINDS— James T. Young 
MONUMENTS— W. H. Young, Jr. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
H. E. Stevens Herbert M. Caswell 



Merchants — Department Stores 

Charles A. Evans 
William H. Frear 
E. Q. Lasell 



C. W. Frear 
William B. Frear 
W. W. Loomis 



Merchants — Retail 

Edward M. Alden 
Arthur M. Allen 
Louis H. Baker 
William Bingham 
A. E. Bonesteel 
H. H. Butler 
John M. Chambers 
Thomas P. Conroy 
James M. Coverly 
John Danahy 
J. W. Donnelly 
J. Aaron Donovan 
Charles F. Drake 
J. F. Fellows 



W. J. Alexander 
William Armstrong 
Theodore F. Barnum 
Stanley M. Blakeslee 
Edgar H. Brunelle 
Farnara P. Caird 
George H. Cole 
Fred W. Coons 
Daniel Cunning 
Joseph F. DeVelasco 
Anthony Dominic 
M. Edward Doyle 
Wilson Eldon 
Z. A. Goldsmith 



Merchants — Retail — Continued 



H. W. Fellows 
James Goldstone 
Max Goodklnd 
C. B. Graser 
T. L. Griffin 
Charles J. Giienther 
Fred A. Hank 
T. Clifford Her 
Alden M. Jordan 
Milton Lasner 
David L. Levy 
A. H. Millard 
Frank E. O'Brien 
R. C. Reynolds 
Seward Rickerson 
Peter Savard 
W. A. Sherman 
Tony D. Stavrelis 
W. J. Strauss 
A. K. Torossian 
Charles E. Wilson 
Henry E. Young 



Cornelius Fogarty 
John J. Fogarty 
Joseph Goodman 
Lansdale B. Green 
Henrv Gross 
J. F. Halla 
John J. Hartigan 
Noble T. Jackson 
Isadore L. Kaufman 
Charles L, Laub 
Samuel Lewis 
Nathan Muff son 
Harry A. Owens 
William J. Reynolds 
James Rynn 
F. M. Sheehan 
Arthur T. Smith 
F. O. Stiles 
M. J. Strauss 
Fred E. Wells 
H. Frank Wood 



Merchants — Wholesale 



B. E. Darling 
E. H. Darling 
Charles Lee, Jr. 
Thomas F. Murnane 
George W. Van Alstyne 
Ebenezer Warner 



Charles G. Eddy 
D. H. Harvey 
Edward Lusch 
Norman B. Sherry 
W. L. Van Alstyne 



Merchants — Wholesale and Retail 



Harvey D. Cowee 
Gilbert R. Curtis 
William P. Dauchy 
Herbert R. Mann 



Louis H. Crandell 

Henry S. Darby 

H. W. Gordinier 

C. Whitney Tillinghast 2d 



Merchant Tailors 



Harry I. Garson 
Raymond Lussier 
William D. Manny 
Samuel C. Pierson 



Henry J. Leffler 
John L. Manny 
Philip A. Morse 

C. A. Spenard 



Musical Instructors 

Allan Lindsay 
Christian A. Stein 



William L. Glover 
John B. Shirley 



Newsdealers 

William J. McGrane 



Willis I. Sheldon 



Opticians 

Henry H. Plumb 



Charles H. Limerick 



Painting 



Edward R. Wales 
Charles F. Rommell 



Henry Schiildt, Jr. 



Physicians 



Dr. Burton S. Booth 

Dr. William L. Hogeboom 

Dr. M. Keenan 

Dr. J. H. McDowell 



Dr. J. B. Harvie 
Dr. Emmett Howd 
Dr. James H. Lyons 
Dr. J. P. Prendergast 



Photographers 



Bert Boice 
Al. Lloyd 



Philip Conklin 



Piano Dealers 



Charles Fred Cliiett 
W. Irving Johnson 



Fred Foster 



Plumbing 



William D. Bailey 
Arthur A. Dunn 
James J. Horan 



Clarence Dorr 
John B. Harper 
John F. Knaupp 



Printing 



Edward L. Hitchcock 
James T. Whitehurst 



William V. N Stowell 



Publishers 



William H. Anderson 
Jacob Birkmayer 
Charles C. Conant 
Frank W. Joslin 
Harry S. Ludlow 
John M. O'Hanlon 
David B. Plum 



Lynn J. Arnold 
M. F. Collins 
Pomeroy T. Francis 
Herbert Longendyke 
Arthur MacArthur 
Robert A. Patchke. 



Real Estate 

Frank M. Baucus 
Andrew Cairns 
Philip S. Dorlon 
James Lucey 
James E. Morier 
John J. O'Hare 
George B. Pattison 
Daniel T. Wing 

Teaming 

William J. Blakely 
William A. Lee 

Transportation 

E. W. Abbott 
Charles Cleminshaw 
George D. Cooley 
George W. Gibson 
Edward F. Murray 
John W. McKinnon 
I. H. Shoemaker 



George M. Bovie 
Stephen C. Comeskey 
A. Fairweather 
L. A. Michael 
James M. McDonnell 
Eugene S. Osborne 
Thomas W. Spry 
Edgar W. Winslow 



William J. Gilligan 
James T. Murray 



A. T. Benjamin 
Frank J. Forster 
Edward G. Murray 
J. H. McDaniels 
George T. Russell 
Charles H. Smith 
Leland Wadsworth 



Undertakers 



Cornelius F. Burns 
Rufus G. Millard 
H. G. Vanderpool 



Fred C. Comstock 
Robert Morris 



Veterinarians 

Dr. T. A. Connellv 



Dr. Henry McWhinnie 



Warehouse and Storage 
J. Frank Howard 



William S. Tibbits 



Y. M. C. A. Secretary 
Robert B. Reeves 



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their respective Rural Districts rely ^ 

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By the Week 6 cents 

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MARK CROSS GLOVES and LEATHER NOVELTIES g 

PHOENIX HOSIERY INDESTRUCTO TRUNKS ^ 

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John H. Jones 


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William D. Mahony 


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Clarence F. McMurray 


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James O'Neil 


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F. F. Paabody 


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Charles S. Sweet 


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Frederick E. Draper 




James Thompson 


Charles A. Evans 




Walter P. Warren 


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Harvey S. McLeod 


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B. K. Woodward 


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Thomas F. Murnane 

Jobber of Fancy Creamery Butter, 
Cheese and Eggs 



5? ^ 

^ Ask your grocer for Glendale Creamery Prints ^ 



219 River Street 




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TROY, N. Y. 5« 

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Ross Regulating 
Valves 

For Steam, Water, Air 

Feed Water Filters 

Keep Oil out of the 

feed water 

SEND FOR LIST OF USERS 



ROSS VALVE MFG. CO. 



TROY, New York 



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I John L. Thompson Sons | 

i & Company | 

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I Wholesale Druggists I 

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M icals, Paint, Varnish, Window Glass ^ 

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I Manufacturers of Dr. Isaac Thompson's g 

i Celebrated Eye Wash i 

g The use of an Eye Wash should 5J 

^ form a part of the daily toilet. It ^ 

5 freshens and strengthens the deli- ^ 

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^ 159-167 RIVER STREET TROY, N. Y. % 



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Motor Cars-Supplies 

Monument 
Square 
Garage 

H. G. HARTWELL, Prop. 

National 
Hupmobile 

Stock Tires 

H. R. Phone 1603 
Com. Phone 799 



231-233 River Street 

Opp. Rensselaer Hotel 



TROY, N. Y. 



^ TROY'S OLDEST PRODUCT— 

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Lily and Otello Cigars 



Used Since 1880 with Great Satisfaction 

O CONNOR & ELKENBURGH 
Makers 



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Meneely Bell Company 




TROY, New York 



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Photographic Illustrations in this 
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The Whitehurst Printing and 
Binding Company 

JAMES T. WHITEHURST, Pres. & Treas. 

Printers Binders 



Manufacturers of Loose Leaf Ledgers 
^ Transfer Binders, Loose Leaf Sheets 

197 River Street TROY, N. Y. 



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I AN OLD INDUSTRY UNDER 

I NEW MANAGEMENT 

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I THE J. B. CARR CO. ^ 

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I Manufacturers of High Grade Iron Chains i 



^ Plant Established 1865 by General 

^ Joseph B. Carr; Incorporated 1896; 

I Capital $50,000; Employing 50 

^ Skilled Cham Makers with their 

^ complement of helpers and assist- 

K ants, producing — 

^ J. B. C. CRANE AND STUD LINK CHAINS 

i TROJAN DREDGE CHAINS 

g BURDEN'S BEST CRANE CHAINS 

I H. W. DREDGE AND QUARRY CHAINS 

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^ Many of America's best ships and naval crafts 

^ are equipped with chains made in Troy % 



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THE J. B. CARR CO. 

T. H. Woodhouse, Pres. Clinton E. Hobbs, Sec. 

Chas. A. Day, Vice-Pres. 



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I Burden Horse and Mule Shoes i 

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i Burden Iron Boiler Rivets 

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I Burden Stay Bolt Iron 

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MADE BY 



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I EACH THE BEST OE ITS KIND | 

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Troy, New York 









I NOLLER'S BAND I 

55 (Formerly known as the Troy City Band) wjj 

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cj Troy's most popular and successful band. ^ 

% Handsomely uniformed and equipped, com- i 

^ posed only of the best musicians, and always i 

^ ready to provide the best and most suitable '^^ 

i music for any and every occasion. 



WILLIAM NOLLER, Musical Director 



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Headquarters ^ 

r^ FRANKLIN SQUARE TROY, N. Y. g 

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i F. W. EDGERTON CO. I 



EXCELSIOR MILLS I 

TEA IMPORTERS AND COFFEE ROASTERS i 

Bakers' and Confectioners' Supplies ^ 

f^ Owners of Squires, Sherry and Galusha and W. C. Staley Brands 55 

« New York Office, 87 Front Street ^ 



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203 RIVER STREET TROY, N. Y. f^ 



I THE PAYNE AUTOMOBILE CO. I 

55 Distributor of 

I STUDEBAKER CARS 

^ JOHN E. B. PAYNE, Pres. and Treas. 

i 101 Franklin Street Rear Court House) TROY, N. Y. 1 

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Brand 


of Linen 


Collars 


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$1.10 Per Dozen 



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WM. BARKER CO. 

TROY, N. Y. 



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Smoky Chimneys Cured 
Attics Rendered Comfortable 



Globe 
Ventilators 

v^ill perfecrly venti- 
late buildings of 
every class and char- 
acter. Strongly con- 
structed and abso- 
lut«-ly stormproof, 
for dependable 
operations under all 
conditions they have 
no equal. 



I Globe Ventilator Co., Troy, N. Y. 



•H To sell good pianos — the best 
that we can obtain in each grade 

€[[ And so to conduct our busi- 
ness and our relations with the 
public as to make * Cluett'* a 
synonym for "Reliability" 

€[1 That has been Cluett Si Sons' 
policy through three generations 

CLUETT & SONS 

THE ONE PRICE PIANO HOUSE 



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I VARNISHES and PAINTERS' SUPPLIES | 

I LUBRICATING OILS, MOTOR OILS i 



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AUTO SOAP and AUTO GREASES 

Distributors for Our Best Quality — Martin Simmons Paints 



The Largest Stock of — 



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I CHAS. H. DAUCHY CO. 

I 279-281 River Street, 

I TROY, N. Y. 



I PLATE WINDOW GLASS and MIRRORS 

I COPPER and LEADED 

I ORNAMENTAL GLASS 

i Special Designs furnished if desired 

i SHOW CASES, GLAZIERS' SUPPLIES | 

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i Distributors for THORN HOLDFAST METAL BAR CO. ^ 

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BUY the Smartest Collar of the 
Season -FENWAY, with 
the LION wear and comfort 
features. Good Dressers every- 
where prefer the long point folds. 

FENWAY is the smart LION model— has the 
LION "Easy-Tie-SUde" space, "SHp-Over" 
buttonholes and the patented "Lock-that- Locks." 

Asli your good dealer for LION Collars in the half- 
dozen "LION Seald" package, «> for 75c., fresh, sanitary 
and unhandled — or, unboxed, 2 for 25c. 

United Shirt & Collar Co., Makers, Troy, N. Y. 







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Troy Fi reproofing Company | 

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Manufacturers of ^ 

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^ Hollo^v Tile Fireproonng, Hollow Brick % 

and other Clay Products ^ 

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Corner Tyler and River Streets ^ 

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TROY, N. Y. S 



J. J. Horan W. J. Noonan j; 

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J. J. Horan & Company | 



Plumbing, Heating and Automatic Fire g 

Sprinklers, Supplies for Steam, i 

Gas and Water % 

Pipe Cutting to Sketch a Specialty ^ 

Telephone No. 455 ^ 

215 and 217 River Street TROY, NY. ^ 

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I W. & L E. GURLEY 

^ TROY, New York 



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CIVIL ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS INSTRUMENTS 



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IS Is a service we render to all our 

customers' claims 



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I Casualty Co. of New York 

p We write Liabilities including Autos, Health, % 

^ Disability, Boiler, Burglary, Elevator, Fire 

^ Insurance and Bonds 

IN FACT INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS 

J. A. VAN WIE 

251 River Street Successor to Humphrey & Van Wie 



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I AUTOMOBILES TO RENT 

5 and 7 Passenger Cars by the Hour, 
Day or Week. 



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Agents for 

CHASE MOTOR TRUCKS, THE 
STURDY ^^STUTZ", APPERSON t 

"JACK RABBITT" and MARMON 
AUTOMOBILES. 

i AIRD MOTOR CO. 

g Federal Street TROY, N. Y. 



i 

W. H. HOLLISTER CO. 

Wholesale Grocers, Tea Importers 



and Coffee Roasters 

TROY, N. Y. 

ASK YOUR GROCER FOR THESE 
TEAS AND COFFEES 

Grandmother's Chop Teas — 

Grandmother's Chop Teas are Imported 
direct by Trojans for the Trojan People. 

Delicioso Coffee — 
Royal Table Coffee- 
Old Dutch Colony Coffee— 

Our Coffees are all Roasted, Blended, 
Cleaned and Washed in our own build- 
ing — all with the most sanitary and im- 
proved machinery. 



A TROY COFFEE FOR TROY PEOPLE 



W. H. HOLLISTER CO 




TROY, New York 




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LOOK FOR THE SIGN OF 

i Stoirs Real German Beer ^ 

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^ It's Good for You at Morning, I 

Noon and Night 

BECAUSE— 

It's Ripened for Five Months K 

It's Pleasing to tKe Taste ^ 

It's Refresking 
It's Nourishing 
It's Made From tke Higkest 
Grade Ingredients 

You can buy a Case of Stoll's 

I Real German Beer, 24 Bottles 

—DELIVERED FOR $1.00 

Both Telephones 459 

The Stoll Brewing Co. 

TROY, New York 

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SHIRTS 

Share the Popular 

Favor the 
Buying Public have 
I Bestowed on 

i -f^^ COLLARS 
for Over 
Half a Century 



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The "Q and Q" Perfecto Cigar 

The Leader of Quality in Cigars 
of the Empire State 

10 cts. each 3 for 25 cts. 

QUINN BROS., Makers 



m TROY, New York 

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JAMES T. YOUNG 

Woodworker 



g Sash, Doors, Blinds, Interior Trim g 

^ Store and Office Fixtures 



Estimates Gladly Furnished 
19th Street and R. R. Ave. WATERVLIET, N. Y. 

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The Security Trust Co., of Troy 

FOURTH AND GRAND STREETS 
Executor Guardian Trustee Interest on Deposits 




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Security Safe Deposit Co., of Troy 

Safes for Rent $5.00 and upwards a year 
Storage for Silverware, etc. 



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A PRODUCT OF TROY 

What They Are— 

"Sirocco" is the trade marked name of the "many blade" 
Fan and Blower of unexcelled efficiency. 

What They Do— 

"Sirocco'' Fan apparatus provides perfect ventilation for 
Buildings, Boats and Mines; Mechanical Draft for Steam 
Boilers on land and sea. 

Where They Are Made— 

Troy, N. Y„ Detroit, Mich., the only two places in United 
States where Sirocco Fans are manufactured. 

Those with Air Handling Problems to Solve, Ask Us About /'Sirocco" 
/ yvYEI^ICAN f ^LOWEl^ (", OMPANY 

DETROIT. MICHIGAN. U S.A 

Manufacturers of Heating, Ventilating, Cooling and Drying Equipment, 
Mechanical Draft Apparatus, Vertical Enclosed, Self-oiling Steam 
Engines,' Steam Traps, Fans and Blowers for all purposes. 



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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS. 



Aird Motor Co 112 

American Blower Company 118 

Barker, Wm., Co., collars 105 

Barnes & Payton, electrical contractors 21 

Seattle's Troy Laundry 2 

Boice Studio, photography 101 

Bolton's, S., Sons, brewers 13 

Bonesteel, A. E., hardware 8 

Boughton & Co., haberdashers 94 

Burden Iron Company, The 103 

Carr, The J. B,, Co., chains 102 

Cluett & Sons, One-price Piano House 106 

Crawford, W. S., commercial artist 96 

Dauchy, Chas. H., Co., paint and glass 107 

Donnelly & Hanna, druggists 27 

Boring's Band 27 

E. & W., shirts and collars 115 

Eastern Malleable Iron Co., Inc 109 

Excelsior Mills, F. W. Edgerton Co 104 

Fellows and Company, collars 5 

Fitzgerald Bros. Brewing Co 15 

Fitzpatrick & Draper, cigars 15 

Frisbie, Coon & Company, shirts and collars 4 

Fuller & Warren Co., stove manufacturers 1 

Gardner, Stone & Co., laundry 5 

Globe Ventilator Co. 106 

Gurley, W. & L, E., surveying instruments Ill 

Hall, Hartwell & Co., shirts and collars 17 

Hollister, W. H., Co., wholesale grocers 113 

Horan, J. J., & Company, plumbing and heating 110 

Hulett, C. L., wholesale and retail tobacco 9 

Ide, Geo. P., & Company, collars 20 

Keller, Julius, baker 6 

Kennedy & Murphy Brewing and Malting Company.... 11 

Knowlson & Kelly Co 19 

Leggett, John, & Son, Inc., paper boxes 17 

Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co 14 



Manufacturing Bedding Co 24 

Meneely Bell Company 100 

Micrometer Balance Scale Co 94 

Moffitt, A. W. M., druggist 6 

Monument Square Garage 99 

Murnane, Thomas F., butter, cheese and eggs 97 

National City Bank of Troy 95 

Nichols, Scott D., automobiles 23 

Noller's Band 104 

O'Brien, William D., harness 26 

O'Connor & Elkenburgh, cigars 99 

Owens Grocery Company 2 

Payne Automobile Co 104 

Pierson, S. C, merchant tailor 9 

Quandt Brewing Company 13 

Quinn Bros., cigars 116 

Rensselaer, The, hotel 25 

Ross Valve Mfg. Co 97 

Scriven, J. A.. Company, underwear 18 

Security Trust Co., of Troy 117 

Spenard, Chas. A., merchant tailor 8 

Spence, George. Jr.. contracting carpenter 11 

Stoll Brewing Co 114 

Thompson. John L., Sons Company, wholesale druggists 98 

Tolhurst Machine Works, hydro-extractors 21 

Troy Art Engraving Co 96 

Troy Fireproofing Company 110 

Troy Gas Company 10 

Troy Insurance Agency 23 

Troy Malleable Iron Works 109 

Troy Photo Engraving Co 24 

Troy Record 93 

Troy Times 22 

Troy Times Art Press 22 

Troy Trust Company 16 

United Shirt & Collar Co 108 

Union National Bank 3 

Van Wie, J. A., insurance 112 

West Side Foundry Co 7 

Whitehurst Printing and Binding Company 101 

Wotkyns, Tom S., & Co., coal 19 

Wright's Health Underwear Co., Inc 12 

Young, James T., woodworker 116 



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